Well when was it? Remember when you were first dating? And you had sex ALL OF THE TIME! You would both go at each other like animals in heat—in the office, in an elevator, in a hot tub, in the car, or anywhere the urge hit you. Being sporadic creates an exhilarating moment! A new…
DetailsIf you haven’t signed up for one of the coupon sites yet then you’re missing out on great date ideas. I love Groupon and Living social for their 50% off dinners and outing, beautifying activities and mini adventures. Living Social is going to get bigger now that it’s part of the Steve Case (AOL founder’s)…
DetailsThe more I understand and study relationships, the more I need to understand the science of bio chemistry. The study of hormones has such a huge imact on our health, our happiness, and the quality of our love lives and without an awareness you are going to feel overwhelmed,doughy and prematurly age. I’m not over…
DetailsWe had a dinner party on the weekend where we focused on the “aphrodisiac foods of the Caribbean”. The only exception to the menu was an inclusion of shellfish (which can really put you in the mood because of it’s high zinc content). If you’ve been reading this for awhile, you may know that my…
DetailsHow low estrogen can affect women’s brains. Forgetfulness, and fuzzy thinking There is another reason why women need to look into the healing properties of hormones. As I’ve mentioned, as a horone specialist and sex therapist I went on hormones at 40. I wish I had gone on them at 35. Despite having no real…
DetailsI’m reading Hallowell’s bok Married to Distraction for this week’s Love and Lipstick (www.love and lipstick.com) show. What struck me was the importance of attention. I constantly tell my patients that positive attention from you is what your spouse is craving. I asked my sister-in-law the coolest divorce lawyer around about reasons for splits. She…
DetailsI used to have a very bad case of sleep apnea. Needed naps in the afternoon, woke up gasping, and had earthquake-like snoring that moved my partner to another room for years. I once casued an international incident falling asleep on an air plane. I was that loud. Sleep apnea is casued when the back…
DetailsEconomic priniciples and more sex I’m reading the book Spousonomics by Szuchman and Anderson. It’s sub titled “Using Economics to manster Love, Marriage and Dirty Dishes”. It’s a great read. It uses ecomonic principles such as supply and demand, loss aversion, incentives, revealed preferences, and cost benefit analysis. I know what you are thinking –…
DetailsYou may have noticed that I talk a lot about bio-identical hormones and how they can fix what ails our aging bodies. I also understand the neuropsychology (brain science) and how hormones and chemicals affect our behaviour. One of the most important chemicals is the one that is present in chocolate. So there is a…
DetailsThe problem with staying on most diets is threefold (in my opinion). 1. Cravings. Your body wants sugar, salt, fat or something else it thinks it’s missing and you struggle to turn it down. If you don’t get cravings (you are lucky), but you also don’t get the power they have for someone who does.…
Details